Background
Rojas was born in Tolú as son of Juan Emiro Rojas and Blance Berta Herazo.
Rojas was born in Tolú as son of Juan Emiro Rojas and Blance Berta Herazo.
He was baptized on October 6, 1921. Later he wrote as journalist for several papers. As painter he realized more than sixty exhibitions on the American and the European continent.
He died in Bogotá.
Honorary doctor of the Universidad de Cartagena, 1997 Commander of the Medal of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia, 1991 ProArtes literary merit medal, 1995 and 1998 (Cruz de Boyacá) Golden Francisco Antonio Zea order of merit, Universidad de Antioquia, 1998 National José Asunción Silva poetry award, Bogotá, 1999 Medal of merits of the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino.
